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US 9,367,668 B2Granted
Dynamic fitness equipment user interface adjustment
AssigneePrecor Incorporated
InventorsDavid W. Flynt, Salman A. Khilji, Piet H. Schouten, James S. Birrell
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Abstract
A method and exercise system obtain at least one parameter of ongoing exercise on a fitness equipment unit and adjust at least one operational characteristic of the user interface while a person is exercising and based upon the obtained at least one parameter of ongoing exercise.
Claims18
An exercise system comprising:
- a fitness equipment unit having a movable member to be contacted by an anatomy of a person to facilitate exercise by the person;
- a user interface comprising a keyboard;
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- a controller configured to generate control signals to dynamically adjust at least one operational characteristic of the user interface, while the person is exercising, based upon at least one parameter of ongoing exercise and only after an existing operational characteristic of the user interface has been in place for a predefined non-zero period of time, wherein once the at least one operational characteristic of the user interface has been changed, further changes to the at least one operational characteristic of the user interface are prevented until the predefined non-zero period of time has expired;
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- wherein the control signals disable an input of selection to a web browser or webpage using the keyboard.
3 more elements
The exercise system in clam 1, wherein the user interface further comprises a display screen and wherein dynamic adjustment of the at least one operational characteristic is selected from a group of adjustments consisting of:
- changing a rate at which data is presented on the display screen and changing a format of data presentation between scrolling of data and presenting data in a page format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.